chronological

Definition of CHRONOLOGICAL for Kids

: arranged in or according to the order of time <She wrote a chronological account of their journey.>

— chron·o·log·i·cal·lyadverb

Word Root of CHRONOLOGICAL

The Greek word chronos, meaning “time,” gives us the root chron. Words from the Greek chronos have something to do with time. The chronological order of events is the order in which they happened in time. Anything that is chronic lasts for a very long time. A chronicle is a telling of events in the order in which they happened in time.